The purpose of an individual reading or writing conference is to help the student become more skilled in that area. A conference may often be referred to as a detailed conversation. The conversation should include what the child is currently doing as a reader/writer, and how the child can become a better reader/writer. Each conference should have the following characteristics:
Conferences have a point to them.
Conferences have a predictable structure.
In conferences, we pursue lines of thinking with students.
Teachers and students have conversational roles in conferences.
In conferences, we show students we care about them.
It is important to keep in mind your:
EXPECTATION- what you THINK BEFORE the conference.
The purpose of an individual reading or writing conference is to help the student become more skilled in that area. A conference may often be referred to as a detailed conversation. The conversation should include what the child is currently doing as a reader/writer, and how the child can become a better reader/writer. Each conference should have the following characteristics:
It is important to keep in mind your:
EXPECTATION- what you THINK BEFORE the conference.
PREPERATION- what you DO BEFORE the conference.
EXECUTION- what you DO AT the conference.
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